Aodh Ruadh lotto

The Aodh Ruadh lotto is now back up and running with a jackpot of €1,900. There will be two lucky dip prizes of €25 each week. Given the guidance on social distancing we encourage club members to play the lotto online at https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Aodh_Ruadh_Ballyshannon. The usual lotto envelopes can however also be obtained in Kernan's Spar and Pearse O'Neill's. Just leave the ticket in the shop and these will be collected prior to the weekly draw. The club appreciates all support members can offer during this ongoing pandemic.      

 

Cairde Aoidh Ruaidh

While on-pitch action is on hold, bills and debt repayments continue to fall due for the club. If you are in a position to support the club finances, that would be much appreciated in these difficult times. In particular we ask members to consider joining our Cairde Aoidh Ruaidh scheme, which plays a vital role in underpinning the club's finances. Contact Tom Daly, William Doogan or Lisa McTernan for more details.

 

Supporting Chef Aid

Aodh Ruadh are delighted to support Chef Aid by volunteering and donating funds towards the initiative. This donation comes from the club's OsKaRs fund-raising drive in 2019. We will be giving Chef Aid vouchers from the local shops that supported our OsKaRs event last year, indeed these businesses support Aodh Ruadh always. Twelve months ago the OsKaRs brought a huge feeling of community to the area, 12 months later we are in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Initiatives like Chef Aid show that immense community togetherness has only grown stronger. Hats off to all involved.

 

Ruby reminiscences for De La Salle

Monday marked 40 years since De La Salle, Ballyshannon claimed the All Ireland Colleges B title in Croke Park. Despite drawing on a roll of less than 100 pupils they defeated the Leinster champions, a fancied St Mary’s CBS side from Portlaoise, by 2-10 to 1-6. The De La Salle goals were scored by Brian Murray and second half sub, PJ Ward. The team winning team was as follows: Thomas Cleary; Pauric McLoone, Paschal McTernan, Conor Boyle; Thomas Gallagher, Tommy McDermott, Paul Tuohy; Brian Tuohy (Capt.), Matt Gallagher; Martin Williamson, Michael McHugh, Tom McMahon; John Lee, Brian Murray, Pauric Bromley. Subs: PJ Ward for John Lee; Eunan Gallagher, Eunan Doyle, Conor Maguire, Tommy McLoughlin, Declan Gallagher. We thoroughly recommend heading along to the Daly's Donegal page on Facebook for more in depth reflections and some fascinating perspectives from what was a historic day for the town and the county.

 

Red Jack Gallagher

We got a great reaction to Sean Gallagher's tribute to his Father, Red Jack Gallagher, in last week's notes. If you missed this great read you can see it in the History section of aodhruadh.org.

 

Club facilities
In compliance with Government policy and GAA directives at National level our club grounds and buildings remain closed during the current coronavirus pandemic. Essential maintenance is permitted so the four playing fields continue to be professionally maintained in order to allow a quick return to games and activities whenever that may be. We appreciate the time and effort of those routinely undertaking this work when the country is almost at a standstill.

 

Health, safety and security of club property

The Park / Development Committee has a rota of seven members in place who do a full daily check on all of our facilities, during the current lock-down. If any issues arise in relation to our facilities during this time please make direct contact with Tom Daly, David McLoone or Conal Gallagher.

 

Aras Aoidh Ruaidh

There will be  activity, including the presence of ambulances, at the Aras building in the coming weeks as the HSE continues to make use of the facilities there for Health Service staff training purposes.

 

Community Employment Scheme

Our Community Employment Scheme (CES) employs 31 people located in various voluntary organisations in south Donegal. Arrangements are in place to maintain the weekly payment of all participants and these arrangements are robust and secure for the foreseeable future. The CES office in the Day Centre will remain closed for now. Any issues in relation to the CES can be taken up directly with the supervisor or with Tom Daly.

 

Win a house draw deferred

As a result of the unprecedented worldwide coronavirus pandemic, Donegal GAA and Club Donegal have taken the decision to put back the Win Your House In Dublin draw until 4th December. All tickets purchased to date will remain valid for the draw on the new date. Tickets for the draw will still be available for purchase from www.winyourhouseindublin.com or through the ticket hotline on 086-6047089 with the ticket being posted out to you. Thanks to everybody who has helped with the promotion and sale of the draw tickets to date.

 

We're here to help

If you find yourself needing assistance - be it collecting and delivering groceries, prescriptions or any other such daily essentials, just let us know and we can arrange help. It doesn’t matter if you are not a member of the club. Contact William Doogan (087-2799855), Lisa McTernan (086-2338636), Sabrina Brosnan (086-8241297), Patricia McShea Hill (087-6874389), John Rooney (086-2587793) or message us on our Facebook page, Aodh Ruadh CLG. If any club member would like to add themselves to the list of volunteers available to lend a hand, just message William or Lisa.

 

You can receive the club notes by e-mail every Tuesday morning. To subscribe, enter your details on the website, www.aodhruadh.org, or e-mail your request to [email protected].

 

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